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LOCAL NEWS
Fiordland Advocate
Page 14 | 2 February, 2012
Calls are growing for safety
improvements to be made to
the road and footpath outside
Fiordland Kindergarten.
The kindergarten is located in
Gunn Street, on the outside of a
tight bend. Numerous vehicles
have been seen cutting the corner
and speed also causes concern.
There is no formal pedestrian
crossing and, depending on where
you cross the street, visibility
in both directions is not always
possible. Adding to that is the
layout of the footpath which
passes directly behind the off-
street car parks making it difficult
for small children to be seen by
reversing vehicles.
Right next to the kindergarten
is the rear entrance to Te Anau
School, used by many youngsters
to get to and from school.
Fiordland Kindergarten head
teacher Claire Maley-Shaw wrote
to the Te Anau Community Board
last year expressing concern that
parking outside the kindergarten
was “less than ideal” and “an
accident waiting to happen”. The
letter, written on behalf of staff
and the Fiordland Kindergarten
Association, was accompanied by
a series of photographs showing
vehicles cutting the corner outside
the kindergarten and children
running along the footpath which
passes behind the parked cars.
“Whilst all parents show extra
vigilance whilst parking and
taking children in and out of the
kindergarten, when you stop and
watch the potential hazards there
they are numerous,” Ms Maley-
Shaw’s letter says.
The kindergarten’s case has also
gained the backing of Te Anau-
based police highway patrol officer
Constable Dwight Grieve who
has spent time in the area and
has confirmed the kindergarten
community’s concerns are justified
and has also written to the
community board.
Changes sought are:
• More signage alerting motorists
that they are close to educational
facilities
• A zebra crossing at the middle
of the bend, giving ideal access to
both the kindergarten and primary
school and giving pedestrians
an unobstructed view in both
directions
• A realignment of the footpath
so that it passes in front of the car
parks, with an associated barrier
guiding pedestrians towards the
safest route
• Speed bumps placed either side
of the bend to aid in slowing traffic.
Mr Grieve said the car park was
of most concern to him. Currently
cars had to cross the footpath to
park and then reverse across it
again to get back on to the road.
Parents and children therefore
had to walk directly behind the
vehicles to get to the kindergarten
and school.
“This is a major concern as every
year children are killed by drivers
of vehicles who they unable to see
whilst reversing – in particular
young children who are those
directly affected in this situation,”
he said.
The problems outside the
kindergarten were not new but
were coming to the fore again,
possibly due to increasing
numbers of young children in
the area but also thanks to the
RINO (Reverse In Not Out) road
safety campaign being promoted
by Caroline Carter, of Te Anau,
which had raised awareness of the
difficulty drivers had with visibility
when reversing vehicles, he said.
Southland District Council Te Anau
area engineer Graham Jones
visited inspected the area last
year.
The Te Anau Community Board
is due to discuss the issue at a
meeting early this year.
Concern at road safety outside kindergarten
Constable Dwight Grieve and Fiordland Kindergarten teacher Judy Sandilands discuss their concerns about safety due to
the footpath and road alignment outside the kindergarten.
The co-ordinator of Arrowtown’s
annual autumn festival is hoping
this year’s Art 2 Wear event will
attract more entries from southern
designers.
Now in its third year, the wearable
art competition has grown rapidly
in popularity. Last year tickets sold
out within a week of going on sale
with organisers forced to open the
dress rehearsal to accommodate
the interest.
Festival co-ordinator Deborah
Husheer said it had been great to
get entries from as far south as
Mossburn last year and she hoped
to spread the word even further
afield to see what creations might
eventuate.
The competition is fairly
permissive in terms of how
entrants interpret the designated
categories. Although there is a
list of terms and conditions that
must be complied with, you can
use any material you like to come
up with a creative design. This
year’s categories are “Pure Gold”,
“Transformation”, “Underwater
World” and “Food for Thought”.
Competitors may enter all or any of
the categories but have only one
entry in each category. And with
a total of $5000 in cash prizes
up for grabs it’s no wonder more
people are taking notice.
Mossburn woman Annabel Russell
is entering the competition for the
third year. She said she first did it
asabitoffun.
“It’s stimulating. It makes you
think outside the square a little,”
she said.
Her entry this year is in the “Pure
Gold” category and, without
giving too much away, she said it
featured leaves and was “a wee
bit raunchy”.
Last year she joined forces with
Janice Taylor, also of Mossburn,
to create a dramatic garment
made from old jerseys to fit the
nominated “Knitted Hangover”
theme. Their model, Katie Scott,
had enjoyed the experience so
much she was making an entry
of her own this year. Another
Mossburn woman, Julie Beer, is
also a regular entrant.
Mrs Russell said there was great
camaraderie among entrants and
in Mossburn they often helped
each other out. She said it was a
fun and fulfilling experience and
she encouraged anyone interested
togiveitago.
Mrs Husheer said the show was
professionally choreographed to
bring the creations to life which
made for a great spectacle for
audiences. Given the interest last
year, two shows would be held this
year.
Entries for the Art 2 Wear
competition close on February 11
but garments do not need to be
submitted until April 6. Entry forms
can be downloaded from www.
arrowtownautumnfestival.co.nz.
The shows will be on April 27 and
28 in the Arrowtown Athenaeum
Hall.
Art 2 Wear not to miss
RIGHT: Mossburn women Annabel
Russell and Janice Taylor’s
interpretation of “Knitted Hangover”
created from old jerseys for last year’s
Art 2 Wear competition, modelled by
Katie Scott who is preparing her own
creation to enter this year.